HP just announced the followup to the Pre, the Pre 2, and the next version of webOS, webOS 2.0. From the day that HP bought Palm we knew this was coming, plus leaks over the past few weeks pointed us in this direction as well.

Highlights from the updated HP webOS 2.0 include “true multitasking”, “Just Type” which is a way to start typing away on a document before you’ve even opened the app, Synergy syncing, and Exhibition apps which are designed to run while the phone is docked.

The big question for now is if webOS 2.0 will be made available for the Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus handsets.

As for the Pre 2 it will be available in France on October 22 and in the US some time in the future. It looks a lot like the original Pre, but is said to have sleeker design as well as glass display (instead of plastic). It’ll have a 5MP camera with an LED flash, 16GB of storage, and probably an updated processor. The display is 3.1-inches and runs at 320×480.

The phone has GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, but is stuck with just 802.11 b/g wireless. As for connectivity, the site says it’s CDMA built for Verizon Wireless.